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deth2munkies

United States4051 Posts

January 21 2016 21:33 GMT

#2101

On January 22 2016 06:27 Jer99 wrote:
just saw, i was having a lot of fun with the current game modes i'd rather not wait

Let's be real, they were delaying it anyway. They were pretty clear it would go into February but mid-January was their pie in the sky hope. Just glad to hear we're getting something out of it.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17686 Posts

January 24 2016 16:20 GMT

#2102

i hope the new game mode is some kind of PvE thing.

On January 22 2016 06:27 Jer99 wrote:
just saw, i was having a lot of fun with the current game modes i'd rather not wait

i'd rather wait and just let Blizz do their thing.

lestye

United States4212 Posts

January 24 2016 16:35 GMT

#2103

PVE? I know a lot of people have asked for that kind of stuff, do you mean like a Campaign or Mann vs Robot mode from TF2?

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17686 Posts

January 24 2016 16:48 GMT

#2104

ya, some variant of man v. robot mode from TF2. i think Blizz has already said "no" to any kind of campaign. and i doubt my hope of PvE will be realized... but i can always dream

FeyFey

Germany10114 Posts

January 25 2016 00:37 GMT

#2105

They will have to improve their AI for any kind of PvE first. But they have a pretty good team when it comes to that. If Overwatch has a huge enough Playerbase, I could see stuff like this happen.

lestye

United States4212 Posts

January 25 2016 00:53 GMT

#2106

Yeah, I can imagine a PVE update a few years down the line, but right now they should focus on the game features and stuff. And right now more variety and game types are paramount.

PRJ

31 Posts

January 26 2016 17:48 GMT

#2107

Unfortunately they've kind of designed themselves into a corner with the game modes. The whole game is built around 6v6 teamfights, and because of that it will be difficult to make any game modes that aren't fundamentally revolving around that paradigm. The best they can do is work in game modes that involve using flankers more and splitting up the teams into smaller groups.

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17686 Posts

January 26 2016 21:18 GMT

#2108

On January 20 2016 02:57 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
When I change the country between Canada and USA it switches from $79.99 USD to $59.99 USD
When I go to BestBuy.Ca its $79.99 CAD. So I think it is only this higher price if you order a physical copy directly from Blizzard. A digital copy from Blizzard in Canada is still $59.99 USD.

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this has now been corrrected on the Battle.Net web site.
the price is now the expected $59.99 USD.

Jer99

Canada8159 Posts

February 03 2016 23:44 GMT

#2109

overwatch back on the 9th!

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17686 Posts

February 04 2016 01:20 GMT

#2110

here is the announcement
http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/blog/20008200/overwatch-closed-beta-back-in-action-february-9-2-3-2016

note this line: "And a variety of Private Game updates, including full A.I. matches"

i hope this makes some kind of PvE mode of play possible.

lestye

United States4212 Posts

February 04 2016 07:29 GMT

#2111

On February 04 2016 10:20 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
here is the announcement
http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/blog/20008200/overwatch-closed-beta-back-in-action-february-9-2-3-2016

note this line: "And a variety of Private Game updates, including full A.I. matches"

i hope this makes some kind of PvE mode of play possible.

Eh, probably for practice, I really really doubt they're spending any time on PVE encounters like Mann vs Machine when the game is supposed to launch soon, and it'd be best to make more modes/multiplayer content.

Disengaged

United States6994 Posts

February 04 2016 07:55 GMT

#2112

Maybe I'll get in this time :O

floor exercise

Canada5847 Posts

February 05 2016 17:52 GMT

#2113

I've been eager to get back in since the stress test. It took me a while to warm up to the game but by the end I was having so much fun and was really impressed with the game

xtorn

4060 Posts

February 07 2016 18:24 GMT

#2114

finally, some good news.

HYPED

JimmyJRaynor

Canada17686 Posts

February 07 2016 20:17 GMT

#2115

On February 04 2016 16:29 lestye wrote:

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they could've been working on AI bots for a long while already.

most full priced console games have some kind of single player mode. it'll be interesting to see how good the AI is. Also, a good AI bot can be used to replace players who quit early in the game when their team is trailing. People quitting early will be an issue when a more casual audience arrives.

i can see Blizzard creating some kind of single player mode that gets console-casuals ready for teh multiplayer arena shark-tank.